Economics
Amherst Outsources Business Education to Harvard
A crash course in business for art history majors and economists alike
The Harvard Business School Baker Library faces the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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The Harvard Business School announced on Monday that it will partner with Amherst College to offer basic business education online to Amherst liberal arts undergraduates. Amherst students will access reserved slots and greater opportunities for financial aid in an 11-week course designed by HBX, Harvard Business School’s foray into Web-based education. HBS says it plans to announce similar arrangements with additional colleges in the next few weeks.
The program is a crash course in management, designed to give art history majors and their parents peace of mind.